1961 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (8-5-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1961 Cleveland Browns Roster
1961 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Browns ran up 319 points, and the defense allowed 270. Jim Brown piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,408 yards for Cleveland.

Milt Plum threw for 2,416 yards. Ray Renfro snagged 48 passes for 834 yards. Jim Brown contributed to the receiving game as well.

Bernie Parrish intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Milt Plum	302	177	58.6	2416	8.0	18	6.0	10	3.3	77	90.3
Len Dawson	15	7	46.7	85	5.7	1	6.7	3	20.0	17	47.2
Jim Brown	3	1	33.3	37	12.3	1	33.3	0	0.0	37	120.8
Totals	320	185	57.8	2538	7.9	20	6.2	13	4.1	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Brown	305	1408	4.6	38	8
Bobby Mitchell	101	548	5.4	56	5
Tom Watkins	43	209	4.9	21	0
Bobby Franklin	1	12	12.0	12	1
Preston Powell	1	5	5.0	5	0
Rich Kreitling	0	4		4	0
Len Dawson	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Milt Plum	24	-17	-0.7	14	1
Totals	476	2159	4.5	56	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Renfro	48	834	17.4	57	6
Jim Brown	46	459	10.0	77	2
Bobby Mitchell	32	368	11.5	52	3
Rich Kreitling	21	229	10.9	19	3
Gern Nagler	19	241	12.7	21	1
Leon Clarke	11	211	19.2	41	2
Tom Watkins	4	66	16.5	35	1
Charley Ferguson	2	68	34.0	60	1
Bobby Crespino	2	62	31.0	49	1
Totals	185	2538	13.7	77	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	38	37	97.4	23	16	69.6	85
Totals	38	37	97.4	23	16	69.6	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sam Baker	53	2296	43.3	62
Totals	53	2296	43.3	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Mitchell	14	164	11.7	64	1
Jim Shofner	14	119	8.5	21	0
Totals	28	283	10.1	64	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Mitchell	16	428	26.8	91	1
Preston Powell	16	321	20.1	36	0
Tom Watkins	9	226	25.1	47	0
Sam Baker	3	57	19.0	25	0
Jim Brown	2	50	25.0	26	0
Larry Stephens	1	15	15.0	15	0
Ross Fichtner	1	11	11.0	11	0
Errol Linden	1	5	5.0	5	0
Johnny Brewer	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	50	1115	22.3	91	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bernie Parrish	7	40	5.7	16
Jim Shofner	5	8	1.6	5
Don Fleming	3	62	20.7	41
Bobby Franklin	2	20	10.0	20
Walt Michaels	2	17	8.5	15
Galen Fiss	1	13	13.0	13
Totals	20	160	8.0	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Milt Plum			9	3	0
Floyd Peters			0	3	5	0
Galen Fiss		0	0	3	0	0
Dave Lloyd			0	2	0	0
Don Fleming		0	0	2	35	0
Paul Wiggin			0	2	0	0
Rich Kreitling			2	2	4
Lou Groza			0	1	0
Jim Brown			6	1	0
Jim Houston			0	1	0	0
Bernie Parrish		0	0	1	34	1
Bob Gain			0	1	0	0
Sam Baker			0	1	0	0
John Morrow			0	1	0	0
Vince Costello			0	1	30	1
Dick Schafrath			0	1	0	0
Bobby Franklin		0	1	0	0
Bobby Crespino			1	0	0
Bobby Mitchell			6	0	0
Ray Renfro			1	0	0
Tom Watkins			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	26	108	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Groza									16	37	0			85
Jim Brown	8	2		0					0	0	0			60
Bobby Mitchell	5	3	1	1					0	0	0			60
Ray Renfro		6							0	0	0			36
Rich Kreitling	0	3							0	0	0			18
Leon Clarke		2							0	0	0			12
Bobby Crespino		1							0	0	0			6
Vince Costello							1		0	0	0			6
Charley Ferguson		1							0	0	0			6
Bobby Franklin	1					0			0	0	0			6
Gern Nagler		1							0	0	0			6
Milt Plum	1								0	0	0			6
Tom Watkins	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Bernie Parrish						0	1		0	0	0			6
Totals	15	20	1	1	0	0	2	0	16	37	0	0	0	319